WORLD OF DANCE: Derek Hough, Jenna Dewan, and Ne-Yo on the Pros and Cons of Pre-Taping the Season

WORLD OF DANCE’s second season is underway right now on NBC, but the competition—and its results—were filmed long before the show returned to television.

On one hand, the ability to film the show without the pressures of a live broadcast can be “We get to go off and get a rant and just talk,” WORLD OF DANCE judge Derek Hough told reporters in the video below. “We can just be free and authentic and real without it being, ‘You have five seconds! Say something profound.’ I like that aspect…we’re not editing ourselves.”

But host/mentor Jenna Dewan pointed out one reason Hough and fellow judge Ne-Yo might want the show to be live: audience input on who ultimately wins the competition.